James Madison University Library Harrtsonburg, Va. 2801 WMRA to give continuous election coverage By THERESA BEALE idea of forming an election network FM, Washington. AllbutWLUR-FM cording to Thomas. He and Craig While election returns are coming to other public stations across the are affiliated with National Public Oliver, news director of WAMU-FM, in from all over the state Tuesday, state last June, and it then became a Radio. are coordinating the election WMRA, along with five other "cooperative effort" with Network reporters will be at the coverage and will also anchor the public radio stations, will be "everyone supplying material" for campaign headquarters of the broadcasts, with assistance from providing continuous coverage of the network, he said. Democratic and Republican can- John Morello of National Public state and local races. The election coverage will be didates for governor, lieutenant Radio and Steve Wilson of WMRA. Continuous coverage of the state produced in the Washington studios governor and attorney general. The election network will be election, from the tune the polls of WAMU-FM, using a news team Other leading state politicians will providing the stations with IS close until the winners are an- composed of reporters from also be interviewed about the minutes of programming each half- nounced, is the first project of the member stations of the election meaning of the election returns. hour. The first five minutes will Virginia Public Radio Election network. Those stations are: Each member station will be contain the latest returns and Network according to Scott Thomas, WMRA-FM, Harrisonburg; WLUR- contributing material from its area reports from network reporters WMRA news director and the person FM, Lexington; WTGM-FM, Nor- to the network in Washington where around the Commonwealth. The responsible for the creation of the folk; WRFK-FM, Richmond; it will be edited and broadcast along remaining 10 minutes will provide a network. Thomas suggested the WVWR-FM, Roanoke; and WAMU- National Public Radio lines, ac- (Continued on Page is) Alternative contracts for dining proj^osed By TOM DULAN James Madison University's food services c<nld offer students less expensive, alternative dining hall contracts providing 14 !$& ^Btbeze meals per week instead of 21, but food servi/as Director Robert Griffin wants the idea tested first, according to Darrell Pile, Student Government Association treasurer VoL LV James Madison University Friday, November 4, 1977 No. 18 Before implementation of the 14-meal/x)ntract, Pile said at Tuesday's SGA meeting, "Griffin wantsJt complete marketing survey" to gauge student interest in the alternative program. Student input was not sought, howey #, concerning the elec- tronic checking system scheduled for retaliation in the dining hall by spring semester, Pile said, (f Students opting for the alternative lining plan, should it be implemented, would be provided with two-thirds the number of meals offered under the full contract, but would pay more than two-thirds the cost of the full contract, Griffin told the SGA food service advisory committee last Thursday. A14 -meal contract holder would pay only two-thirds the cost of the meals themselves, but "fixed expenses" are added to everyone's contracts and should be charged equally, Griffin said. "Any kind of contract should bear fixed expenses equally. If (contract) options were offered, prices would be fixed with that in mind," he said. Fixed expenses, Griffin explained, are costs for items and services, such as dining hall furnishings and kitchen help, that must be provided regardless of how many meals per week an individual attends. In other business, commuter students who paid $16 for a parking permit but are forced to use X-lot continuously may obtain a partial refund, according to a spokesman for the SGA buildings and grounds committee. A $4 X-lot sticker would be issued instead, with a pro-rated amount of the remaining $12 refunded, according to William Wilberger, security and safety director. Also at Tuesday's meeting, the SGA passed a bill of opinion supporting action taken by the student affairs office to reduce the maximum loan obtainable from the emergency Student Loan Fund from $100 to $75. Also, notices will be sent to students who have failed to repay loans after 30 days and again after 45 days. A 10 per cent interest charge will be added after the 45-day period, and names of delinquent borrowers will then be released to The Breeze for publication, according to Pile. The action was laken because of the number of loans that have not been repaid which are depleting the loan fund, Pile said. Since June, more than 150 loans have been made, and more than $3,000 the JMU Republicans Club (right). Dalton was borrowed from the fund in October alone, he said. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE for governor John Dalton walks through campus with stopped at JMU Tuesday while he was cam- The SGA constitution has been approved by the commission on paigning in the valley. Photo fey Wayne Parflow student services and the University Council, leaving only the James Madison University President Ronald signature of JMU President Ronald Carrier necessary for final Carrier (left) and Lewis Saylor, chairman of approval, according to Peggy Dennison, chairman of the SGA constitutional revisions committee. The SGA has delayed action on a request by the student affairs Dalton campaigns here: office to fund a sound system for the proposed party facility under (Continued on Page 20) Student voice advocated Run-off slated for boards of visitors for SGA secretary By TAMI RICHARDSON The "biggest things" young people are John Dalton, Republican gubernatorial interested in, Dalton said, are education and A run-off election for received 49.4 percent with 566 votes, and candidate, told James Madison University job opportunities. Student Government students Tuesday that in the next ad- Every person enrolled in school should be Association secretary Sherri Bland 554 votes, or 48.3 percent. ministration he would be committed to putting "wondering " about job opportunities, he said, will be held Tuesday, a representative on each board of visitors of adding that he is in favor of continuing after this week's Mickey Mouse, Idi Amin and comic Steve Virginia's colleges and universities who had governors Mills Godwin and Linwood Holton's election failed to graduated from that school no more than three approaches. Under their administrations, 6roduce a winner Martin combined with legitimate write-ins.to years previously. Virginia's unemployment rate has been below etween the two can- Many students are concerned with not the national rate, he said. didates. account for the remaining 2.3 percent having a voice on their board of visitors, An important issue affecting job op- Dalton said, and a recent graduate would know portunities, is right to work laws, Dalton said, A simple majority of that prevented either adding that his Democratic opponent Henry candidate from the concerns of the student. the ballots cast is However, he said, it would not be feasible to Howell "poo-poos this thing." Howell doesn't needed to win, but both receiving a majority. understand what happens to states that don't The "unusual" write- have a current student on the board because, candidates fell slightly among other reasons, the board of visitors have right to work laws, Dalton said. short of the necessary ins were counted, but Between 1965 and 1975 the 19 states that had the legitimate write-ins recommends teachers' salaries. This would 574 votes because of the create an obvious problem, he said. If a student right to work laws increased their manufac- closeness of the race were enough to throw turing jobs while the 31 states who did not have the election into a run- was in a professor's class for whom he was and a handfull of write- responsible for determining the salary, themlost a total of three-fourths of a million in votes. off, said SGA President wnereas a person who had just graduated jobs, Dalton said. Virginia "needs a govern- Peggy Dennison Mike DeWitt. would not be faced with this problem. (( oiitinin-d on Page 21) • ■ Page 2, THE BREEZE. Friday, November 4, 1977 ii iiiiiiiiiCo in in <>ri wealth Commentary Facts of life iiMHiiby Dwayne Yancey""l""m " There are three essential Canada 23 per cent, un- facts one must bear in mind decided, 39 per cent; Lane 27 about Virginia: it is moderate- per cent Coleman 16 per cent, conservative, it is generally undecided 57 per cent. Democratic in state and local The Washington Post elections, and it has a great results: Dalton 44 per cent, deal of respect for tradition. Howell 39 per cent, undecided Let us look now at the 17 per cent; Robb 48 per cent, f;overnor's race where a Canada 29 per cent, undecided iberal anti-organization 23 per cent, Lane 38 per cent; Democrat (accused of being Coleman 24 per cent, un- "alien" to the traditions of decided 38 per cent. Virginia) is running against a The split ticket concept was nuderate - conservative backed up by the formation of Republican, the lieutenant a "Virginians for Dalton, governor's contest where a Robb and Lane Committee," moderate (moderate- spearheaded by former Lt. conservative?) Democrat who Gov. Fred Pollard and other speaks often of Virginia' s faithful warriors of the Byrd traditions opposes a con- organization. servative Republican who The reasoning is rather states that his opponent is not obvious. Howell is the an- even a Virginian, much less a tithesis of what all the con- Liberals seen on the loose traditionalist; and the at- servatives have ever stood torney general's race which for, Lane is a trusted pits a conservative' organization Democrat and .